Peace, friendship insignia conferred upon Australian Ambassador
The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) on June 7 bestowed its “For peace and friendship among nations” insignia upon outgoing Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Robyn Mudie for her contribution to promoting mutual understanding, friendship, and cooperation between the two nations.
VUFO President Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga (R) presents the “For peace and friendship among nations” insignia to outgoing Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Robyn Mudie. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The Vietnam Union of FriendshipOrganisations (VUFO) on June 7 bestowed its “For peace and friendship amongnations” insignia upon outgoing Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Robyn Mudie forher contribution to promoting mutual understanding, friendship, and cooperationbetween the two nations.
Presenting the honour to the diplomat, VUFO PresidentAmbassador Nguyen Phuong Nga said during her second tenure in Vietnam, despitethe COVID-19 pandemic, Mudie has played a pivotal role in strengthening all-round relations between Vietnam and Australia.
The three-year period saw many visits, interactions, andtalks between the two nations’ leaders taking place; and various high-levelagreements, including the plan of action for the Vietnam – Australia strategicpartnership for 2020-2023, signed andimplemented. Notably, their bilateral trade grew strongly to hit 12.4 billion USD in2021. As of December last year, Australia had 550 investment projects worth nearly2 billion USD in Vietnam, ranking 19th out of 140 countries and territoriesinvesting in the Southeast Asian country.
According to Nga, Mudie has made a very importantcontribution to promoting the bilateral cooperation in COVID-19 prevention andcontrol. As of December 2021, Australia had committed to provide acomprehensive support package worth 60 million AUD and more than 4.1 milliondoses of vaccine, becoming Vietnam's second largest vaccine donor.
The Australian ambassador has also dedicated to thecountries’ collaboration in increasing Vietnam’s engagement in UN peacekeepingactivities, gender equality promotion, and women empowerment, Nga said.
She hoped Mudie will continue such significant contributionsto Vietnam-Australia ties in her future posts.
Expressing her honour, the diplomat said she is grateful forthe assistance she received while in Vietnam.
She wished the two nations’ relations will grow robustly inthe future./.
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VUFO President Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga (R) presents the “For peace and friendship among nations” insignia to outgoing Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Robyn Mudie. (Photo: VNA) 
